Ways to Shorten Cleaning Time for Live-in Maids in Singapore

Cleaning the house is just one of the tasks a live-in maid in Singapore must do. On top of that, we add babysitting, marketing, cooking, and sometimes running errands. Indonesian maids and Filipino maids need to budget the time wisely to finish all designated tasks for the day. The good news is the time we spend on cleaning can be shortened without compromising the results of the work.

Here are useful tips on how to cut the cleaning time:

1. Claygo
When you brush your teeth in the bathroom and you accidentally knocked over that shampoo bottles, pick it immediately and put it where it was. When we ignore the clutter, they start to accumulate, then we’ll be surprised to see how much we’re going to clean later.

Don’t say you’ll clean it later when you can do it at the moment. When you clean it now, you’ll have less work to do later or tomorrow. After washing the dishes, clean the counter by rinsing the sink and wiping away the food debris from the surface of the sink. It would also be helpful when the live-in maid would use a separate sponge for the tiles and the sink.

2. Prevent the clutter/dirt
To lessen the burden of the Indo maid or Filipino maid when cleaning, try to prevent the house from getting dirty. As a family, follow preventive measures like eating meals on the dining table only or putting a doormat on bathroom doors, kitchen doors, or main doors. It would also be a huge help when you take off your shoes before entering the house or by just simply putting a shoe rack near the main door. This way, your kids won’t have to carry their muddy shoes all the way to their bedrooms. Together with your live-in maid, think about the preventive measures you can implement at home to cut cleaning time.

3. Stick to the standard
As an employer, what’s your standard of a clean house? We suggest that you talk about ‘what a clean house looks like for you’ with your Indo maid or Filipino maid. This gives the live-in maid a concrete idea on what to follow. Come up with a standard and let the live-in maid work every day to achieve that and prioritize it. For example, some people’s standard of a clean house is dust-free. The live-in maid can work for a dust-free home every day, prioritizing the vacuuming and the wiping with damp cloth. The standard doesn’t necessarily mean perfect, but comfortable and convenient.

4. Pre-treat areas and utensils
One of the secrets of hotel cleaners is that they are good at pre-treating. What we mean by that is that they use the right solutions and let it sit on the dirty area for a few minutes first before scrubbing and cleaning. Some solutions do the job of disinfecting your house easily when you give it time. Usually, the tiles or utensils must absorb the solution after half an hour. When it comes to utensils, the live-in maid can soak the dirty plates and greasy pots first as a way of pre-treating.

5. Work with both hands
This is an underrated tip for all the live-in maids! We often work in one dominant hand only, making it more tiring than it should be. Whether cleaning, scrubbing, mopping, vacuuming, or wiping, make sure to use both hands. Let your Indo maid or Filipino maid finish a step with one hand and another step with another hand or use both when necessary!

We love to help you and your family have a comfortable and fresh house by equipping your live-in maid in Singapore with the right knowledge and helpful tips. We hope the helper got some skills from this article.

Consider hiring a maid to maintain a tidy household environment. Eden Grace Maids Agency offers manpower help that can carry out your family’s daily organizing and household chores routines. You wouldn’t have to worry about your household chores when you have someone trained and taught to take care of your household burdens!